Simone de Rochefort

Senior Video Producer

Simone de Rochefort is a Senior Video Producer and co-host of The Polygon Show, this very website's irreverent flagship podcast about video games and entertainment. She enjoys making goofy faces and loud noises on and off camera. When she's not working, you can find her waxing poetic about Ernest Hemingway or soapy television. Simone also co-hosts the tech podcast Rocket for Relay FM, alongside Brianna Wu and Christina Warren. She's not involved in any coverage of Brianna Wu or Giant Spacekat.

A lot of papers and ephemera on a black background. A green target is overlaid on the objects.

How the most ambitious cult game of the ’90s got made

By Simone de Rochefort December 12

Pat and Simone looking concerned over the prospect of playing a racing sim

We built the ultimate racing rig

By Simone de Rochefort December 2

The dog piece from Monopoly on a plain cream background.

Tune in to our Monopoly Enjoyment Stream

By Simone de Rochefort September 20

Polygon’s entire merch store is on sale

By Tara Long and Simone de Rochefort August 17

A paint horse from Breath of the Wild and Torrent from Elden Ring galloping on a pink and purple background.

Why video game horses are so hard to animate

By Simone de Rochefort August 11

An emaciated Elden Ring dog against a plain background. There are many lines pointing to different parts of the dog, and each is labelled “bad dog.”

Leave me alone, Elden Ring dogs

By Simone de Rochefort June 21

Polygon is hosting a charity livestream for Trans Lifeline!

By Simone de Rochefort June 2

The Bread Boy dances

The true story behind BioShock Infinite’s Bread Boy

By Simone de Rochefort April 7

Who Would Win Week

Watch Tier Pressure, our high-impact ode to ranking stuff

By Simone de Rochefort March 21

Raz from Psychonauts 2, a young boy with big red goggles, stands with his hands up. A big yellow speech bubble with text that reads “OOPS” is behind him.

How video games help you play better

By Simone de Rochefort January 13